摘要:
An optical tape apparatus having improved focus and tracking control. An optical head records, reproduces, or rewrites data on an optical tape by helically scanning the tape with a laser beam. A guide plate is disposed between the optical head and the tape to prevent the beam from becoming unfocused due to fluctuation of the tape cuased by an air film between the optical head and the tape. The optical head contains a semiconductor laser and an optical system exhibiting chromatic aberration for directing the laser beam onto the tape. The optical system includes a condenser lens for focusing the beam onto the tape. Fine focus control is achieved by changing the wavelength of the laser beam by directing part of the beam reflected from the tape back to the laser, thereby changing the focal point of the beam by virtue of the chromatic aberration of the optical system. Coarse focus control is achieved by mounting the condenser lens on a piezoelectric actuator which moves the consenser lens to focus the beam onto the tape. A recording head for recording timing marks and tracking signals on the tape is disposed in advance of the optical head. A reading head reads the timing marks and the optical head reads the tracking signals. The timing marks and tracking signals are used to control the operation of the apparatus such that the tape is transported with a constant speed and data on diagonal signal tracks on the tape is accurately recorded, reproduced, or rewritten.
摘要:
An information recording disc is provided with a magnetic attracting member in the form of metal piece or magnetic material which serves for attracting a disc member for recording, in particular, for optical recording and reproducing of information, to a spindle of a recording and reproducing apparatus. The magnetic attracting member is held in the space of a holder which is fixedly secured to the disc without the magnetic attracting member being fixedly secured to the disc. This arrangement enables a magnetic clamping of the disc member which provides for a decrease of retardation and is suitable for miniaturization of the apparatus.
摘要:
In an optical information recording apparatus in which a plurality of light beams are focused on a disc to form a write/read spot or an erase spot, the position of the light spots on a track of the disc is detected to control the distance between the light spots or the length of the light spots, so that even when the positions at which the light spots are formed differ in the radial direction of the disc, uniform and accurate write/read/erase of information can be effected irrespective of the light spot positions.
摘要:
An optical head comprising a semiconductor laser array which is used as a light source, and an optical system which guides laser beams from the array to a predetermined recording medium. The beam from one lasing point of the array is modulated by predetermined information and is used as a recording beam, while the beam from another lasing point is continuously oscillated and is used as a playback beam.
摘要:
Optical information reconstructing apparatus comprising a disc having at least one surface on which groups of dots bearing information are concentrically or spirally arrayed, a mechanism for rotating the disc, a light source for projecting a light beam on the array of groups of dots, and at least one photodetector for detecting diffracted light waves from the groups of dots, characterized in that a semiconductor laser array is used as the light source and that the light emission is switched from one laser source to another in the laser array in tracking the information.
摘要:
A holographic device comprises a film for displaying a three-dimensional object as images, each of which is obtained as viewed in a respective one of a plurality of different directions, a phase plate for providing a light beam for illuminating each of said images of the film with an additional phase at random, a sampling grating for dividing a light beam from the phase plate into a plurality of small groups of light beams, a photosensitive material, and a slit for simultaneously radiating said light beam and a light beam having coherency therewith on each position of said photosensitive material in succession.
摘要:
A mastering machine for an optical disk provided with a closed loop for controlling the incident angle of at least one of the guide groove forming beam and header forming beam which enter a condenser lens, and thereby controlling to a predetermined level the distance between a guide groove forming light spot and a header forming light spot on a photosensitive layer.
摘要:
In an interferometry wherein a light beam from a light source is divided in two, one of which is used as a reference beam and the other beam is used as an inspecting beam, and the two beams are projected again on an identical plane so as to form an interference pattern; a wavelength scanning type laser diode interferometry characterized in that a laser diode is employed as the light source, and that an injection current of the laser diode is modulated thereby to scan a wavelength of the laser diode and to change an intensity distribution of the interference pattern.
摘要:
In an optical information recording apparatus, a version of a recording light emitted from a light source and reflected by a recording medium is detected to control the recording light output power of the light source.